Office implement



Au 9, 1949. F. w. BAUKUS OFFICE IMPLEMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June29, 1945 ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 9, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEOFFICE IMPLEMENT Frank W. Baukus, Saginaw, Mich.

Application June 29, 1945, Serial No. 602,300

2 Claims.

The invention relates to a home or ofiice gadget, and more especially anofiice device or implement for many uses, for example, a binder holder,letter opener, paper weight, magnifyin glass, line follower, rule, papercutter, sheet holder, etc.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device orimplement of this character, wherein on associating it with a temporarybookbinder, the latter will be Prevented from closing, and the pagesselected for reading, or otherwise, will be held open, and the line oftyped or written matter'appearing can be accurately followed, and suchmatter can be magnified by a magnifying glass forming a part of thedevice or implement, the said device or implement being convertible to aletter opener, paper weight, rule, paper cutter or other handy mediumfor oflice services, through selectivity and adjustment therefor.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device orimplement of this character, wherein the construction thereof is noveland unique in the arrangement, so that it will be handy for use, and isentirely devoid of complicated parts, thus enabling the handling withdispatch. A further object of the invention is the provision of a-deviceor implement of this character, which is simple in construction,thoroughly reliable and efficient for universal services, strong,durable, neat in appearance, readil and easily adjusted, convenientlyhandled, satisfying a wide range of requirements thereof, andinexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter set forth in detail, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, which disclose the preferred and modified forms ofconstruction thereof, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device or implement constructed inaccordance with the invention, showing by full lines one position underadjustment, and by dotted lines an adjusted position.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device or implement.

Figure 3 is an edge elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view throughthe same.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing 2 the device adjusted andits attaching leg locked open.

Figure 6 is an edge view of a temporary binder opened and the device inapplied position thereto.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary top plan view of the structure shown inFigure 6. p

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figures 4 and 5 showing a slightmodification thereover.

Figure 9 is a View similar to Figure 6 showing another modificationthereover.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure '7 of the modification shown inFigure 9.

Figure 11 is an elevation partly in section taken transversely of themodification shown in Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on the line I 2-4 2 of Figure 11looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken on the line [3-4 3 of Figure 10looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 14 is a fragmentary exploded side view of variable end formationsto the leg of the device or implement.

Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 11 showing a further modificationthereover.

Figure 16 is a sectional view taken on the lin I 6--l 6 of Figure 15looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 17 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a further modification.

Figure 18 is a fragmentary edge elevation of the showing in Figure 17.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral'views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, particularly Figures 1 to 7,inclusive, A designates generally a portion of a loose-leaf book, withits binder B, and removable pages or sheets l0, these being detachablyheld in place with the binder, as usual, by fastening rings 1 I, in thisinstance.

Applicable to this type of book A is the device or implementconstituting the present invention, comprising a flat elongated bodymember l2, which may be made from any suitable material, such as plasticmaterial, hard rubber, metal, wood, or a composition of materials,having a required length, width and thickness, one end portion l3 ofsuch member is outwardly tapered, terminating in a rounded pointed tip14, while one side edge of this portion l 3, which is angled to theopposite straight edge l5 throughout the entire length of the saidmember, is beveled to provide edge It, merging into the tip l4, so thatthis portion l3 can be utilized as a letter-opener, paper cutter, orotherwise.

Disposed along the straight edge l5 at the exposurable face of themember I2 is a graduated scale I! for measuring purposes, when thememher is used as a rule at the said straight edge thereof.

Swingingly connected to the member I2 intermediate of its ends to bedisposed at one fiat side of such member is a leg l8, and thisconnection is had by cutting and stamping from the member a hook-liketongue I9 which has its bill confront the plane of the face next theretoof the said member to extend at substantially right ape gles to thisface, and this tongue is trained through an eye 2| provided in the ieg18, the iin= herent resiliency of the bill and the related tongueenables this leg to be locked in an adjusted position, at substantiallyright angles to the member I 2 under snap action, as best seen in Figure4 and. .5 of the d awings. The eye 1 is close to one end of the leg,while near the other r cut r end o the latter is a keyhole shape s 22.opening throu h the sid edg e su h leg so that it can be hooked to on orano her of th rin s H to assume a osit on-be t seen in Figure .6 and I?o the drawin or the. ho d ng of t e book der B wit he p ges o s e ts .9in t i cond tion, to a e d he acc en folding of t book closed.

In Fi u e .8. cf t e dr w n s he hi ge c nn tion of the leg with thebody member includes a round eye ike tongue :23 ermed f m he m her forlease inge-connec on of u h leg and member.

-.I;n Risa-res 9 to 13 of the drawing the e is show-n a mod ica ion ofhe inven-tien, whe e n the body member carries a magnifyin glass 24,while the eg 25 h ng d to thi member is p sided with spaced slots 2t, sothat it can be adjusted for fitting different thicknesses o lQoSeleafhoe s, an an xample t e e f eing be seen Figures -9 and li The ou r-reeen c the leg 25 is knife-edged at Z1, then inwardly thereto is astring litter notch 8. t ese be b st se n in Fi ure ll. edge :21 be u edf r any pu pose desired.

In Figu e, 4 there ere d s i e ecl angled hhiieedge tips 29 and 30,respectively, and a form of string cu ter notch 3 1-,. diff ring fromthat s ow in Figure 11 of the drawings, thus these are contemplatesmodifi ations of th p s nt nventio In Figures 15 and 16 of the drawings,th re is shown a sectional extens b e leg 32 the sections being sldablyiocped together a at 3 and i ic 4 tionally interfitted with eachother, as shown therein.

In Figures 17 and 18 of the drawings, the modification involved thereinincludes a knife blade housing 34 built on the member 35 and foldablyconfined within the housing is a pivoted knife blade 36, which may beused for any purpose, the blade being held folded by spring 31 and canbe opened and closed correspondingly to the ordin ry e -kn e, er ocket.ni e,

The device or implement, in its preferred and modified forms ofconstruction, can be used for many purposes, which should be obvious,and in repeating some of its uses, a book binder and page F holder,letter opener, paper weight, magnifying glass, line follower, rule,paper cutter, knife, nail file, screw driver, saw, etc., which should bethe most popular uses.

'What is claimed is:

1. An implement adapted to hold in opened positien a heel; h i g res-ehete nine e em nts ee sihle when t e bac is. o e ed se d implement comprsi g a ha elon ate body por n adapted i depen in Portion may he swung inloneltiidih re e en t9 s id body portion- The following references areof record in the file of this patent:

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